The blazon of Nova
Scotia shows on white ground the coat of arms of Scotland medially above a blue St.
Andrew's Cross. It is designed corresponding to the scottish flag, because the shield
correlates with the scottish "Saltire" in a reversal of the colours.

ca. 10.000 B.C. ·
settlement by Indians from the Micmac tribe
ca. 1000 A.D. · Normans reach the Canadian eastern coast
1497 · Giovanni Caboto (John Cabot), an Italian seafarer in the services of England
discovers Labrador, Newfoundland and Cape Breton (Nova Scotia)
16031606 · Samuel de Champlain's expedition of colonization touches even the
today's Nova Scotia
1608 · Champlain powers the summary of all French possessions in the today's Canada under
the name "New France" and demands also the today's Nova Scotia
1621 · the English King James I., hwo likewise claims the peninsula, distributes for
securing of his demands land claims for noblemen from Scotia, from there the name Nova
Scotia
1663 · New France (including Nova Scotia) becomes French crown colony
1713 · Peace of Utrecht, France has to cede Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the Island of
Newfoundland to England, the islands Royale (the today's Cape Breton Island), St. Jean
(the today's Prince Edward Island) and St. Pierre/Miquelon however remain French
1730 · France builds the Fortification of Louisbourg on Royale Island
1751 · Nova Scotia becomes an own English colony
1749 · foundation of Halifax
1751 · by initiative of the English king George II. from the House of Hanover gets
established the City of Lunenburg by German settlers
1756 · beginning of the Seven Years War
1758 · the English conquer the Fortification of Louisbourg
1763 · Peace of Paris, France has to cede all its north american possessions to England
(British Northern America), except St. Pierre and Miquelon
1783 · immigration of thousands loyal US-Americans
1784 · division of Nova Scotia into four provinces ("sea provinces"), however
under one mutual Governor General: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Cape Breton Island and
Prince Edward Island, the provinces Cape Breton Island and Prince Edward Island get later
withdrawed to Nova Scotia again
1848 · Great Britain grants Nova Scotia limited internal self government
1867 · establishment of the Confederation of Canada (Dominion of Canada  with an
own parliament) because of demands for autonomy, confederation by the four founding
provinces New Brunswick, Québec, Ontario and Nova Scotia
1873 · once more establishment and excorporation of the Province of Prince Edward Island